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Welcome! to the new Smoke Signals Expanded On-line Edition. Better, stronger, faster..., well, spookier anyway. Unfettered by page number constraints and budgets, this is where you’ll find expanded articles and extra goodies! Enjoy. Halloween Edition In celebration of Halloween, there is a special Years Past page, a Halloween-themed puzzle, pumpkin carving tips and a page of movie recommendations, one for every day in October! Happy Halloween! SMOKE SIGNALS

Sept./ Oct. 2016 The Official Publication of the ANKOKAS Region AACA Volume 53, Issue 5

In This Month’s Issue: Prez Sez...... 1 News & Events...... 2 The Award Goes To....3 Member Profile...... 4 Car is The Star...... 5 Our long, hot summer is about the nominating committee in search of Men Behind the Cars.6 over. Our focus right now is on the candidates. If you have the hankering to Calendar...... 7 Haddonfield show September 17th. fill one of the needed positions, please Letter From the By the time you read this we will speak up. We need responsible and Editors...... 7 have already had our organizational capable people to run the club. Story of the Jack O’ Lantern...... 8 meeting for the show and we are Our cancelled tour of the Philadelphia Years Past...... 9 ready to go. If you were not at Masonic Temple has been rescheduled Years Past Spooky the meeting and are planning to for October 29th. All of the needed Edition...... 10 judge, please contact Carl Villone at information is reprinted in this Smoke Puzzle...... 11 [email protected] to get your Signals and on the website. Pumpkin Carving ...... 11 name on his list of judges. We need I wanted to pass along to you, the Scary Movies...... 12 Roadside Ramblings.13 everyone. Our regular membership members, the fact that we lost another Marketplace...... 13 meeting on September 15th will cap sponsor, Elite Auto Service. off all the preparation. I hope to see They decided that they just This newsletter is all of you there. do not want to sponsor a publication of the I did meet up with a few of us any longer. So with Ankokas Region our Ankokas family over the that in mind, if you of the Antique summer at shows, but not know of someone Automobile Club of many, TOOOOOOOOOOOOO who might be a suitable America. Hot! But that is behind candidate as a sponsor, Material may be us and on to nice car please let us know reproduced only if credit is given to the show weather. Our and follow up with source and we are Smoke Signals them. If you asked for permission is full of plans need assistance, to reproduce the for a tour and please let us material. other good know. We have If you have material information. Our president, Bob Petters. Photo by D. Antinucci a sponsor form that you would like Thanks again to Diana for that! to contribute or you and Steve for all their input into the Please read ALL of the Smoke Signals, have comments Smoke Signals and website. Have visit our website and I will see you at the or ideas about the you looked at the website recently? membership meeting September 15th newsletter, please As you are aware, Ankokas is and our Haddonfleld show September contact the editor, in need of some new officers and 17th. Diana, at 2 directors for 2017. Carl Villone newsletter@ ([email protected]) will head Bob Petters ankokas.com. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 2 News & Events Southeastern Fall Meet in New Bern, NC

article and photos by Steven Soppe evening in the convention hall. The Southeastern Fall Meet was hosted by the The town of New Bern is located in eastern First Capital Chapter of the AACA on August North Carolina, on the Neuse River, a few miles 13, 2016 in New Bern NC. The show upstream from Cape field for the event was along the shade Hatteras. Founded covered streets of several downtown in 1710, New Bern blocks of New Bern. With several hundred is the second oldest cars on display, municipality in North town residents Carolina. After its and visitors had founding, New Bern lots of cars and served as a colonial motorcycles to capital and later as enjoy. The day the state’s first capital started with bright as well as a major sunshine, high port and trading center. Much of that early history temperatures and has been preserved. The city’s Historic District is humidity, and as populated with well preserved homes dating from the day went on it the mid 1700s. New Bern is also where Caleb got even hotter. But that didn’t dampen the spirits Bradham first created Pepsi Cola in his pharmacy of anyone in attendance. Our VP Steven Soppe on the corner of Middle and Pollock Streets. You was on hand to judge some early brass era cars can still sit at the soda counter and enjoy a Pepsi and a few Model T’s. Fortunately, there was plenty today. A big Thank You to the First Capital Chapter of air conditioning at the awards banquet later that for hosting a wonderful meet. Ankokas at LIFE at Lourdes

article and photos by Diana Antinucci for the occasion were Bill and Diane Marter, Bob On July 13, 2016, and Kathy Petters, Jim and Karen Hann, Steven Ankokas went Soppe, Diana Antinucci and Nancy Dougherty. to LIFE (Living There was music, dancing, free lunch and a little Independently for rain. Maybe a lot of rain, Elders) at Lourdes but our spirits could not be to show their dampened. It was a great cars and brighten time and we’d like to extend the day for the a very warm thank you to elderly. As a bonus, the staff of LIFE at Lourdes the adjoining for their gracious hospitality! Weisman Children’s For those that did not Rehabilitation attend, you missed a fun Center brought the children out to see the cars time among friends for a too. One of the staff explained that the two worthy cause. Hope to see facilities often share activities. In attendance you next time. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 3

And The Award Goes To... Ken Tomlinson won an Honorable Senior and Best in Class for his 1953 Mention at Collingswood Cruise Night Olds 88 convertible at the national meet in July for his 1967 Chevy Impala. of the Oldsmobile Club of America in Jim Hann and his 1966 Plymouth Kingsport, TN on July 21st. Barracuda won an Honorable Mention Steven Soppe won the Kiwanis Choice in Collingswood Cruise Night in July, Sponsors Award at the Woodbury Auto a Top 40 (of 250 cars) at the St. Paul Show for his 1934 Packard 1100. Car Show in Burlington on July 30th Tom Amendola won an Outstanding and a Top 40 (of 200 cars) at ARC award at the Labor Day Car Show at the of Burlington County on August 6th Silver Diner on Sept. 5th for his 1957 (presented by AACA High Octane Custom Royal Lancer. Region). On Saturday, August 13th, Congratulations to all our members he received an Honorable Mention that have won an award this season! ribbon at New Hope, PA. On Thursday, If you have won an award at a car August 18th, Jim received a Top 20 show, e-mail [email protected] award at Collingswood Cruise and we’ll put it in the next Smoke Jim Hann’s award from ARC of Burlington Night. County: photo by Jim Hann Signals. Bob Petters received his First SMOKE SIGNALS Page 4 Member Profile: Barry Goldsmith

article by Diana Antinucci different investment classes, buying and selling stocks, and Barry was born and raised in Maple Shade, NJ, living there options contracts. until fourth grade when his family moved to Moorestown. Barry decided to start judging at car shows because it He grew up around cars as his father (Ben) and his uncle was a way to be involved with the antique car hobby, go to (Wilbur) owned Ben and Wilbur’s Service, a five-bay general meets, see a lot of great cars in one place, and participate auto repair business that was on an economic level and time commitment that worked for formerly located at him. He sees judging as an opportunity to learn what issues the intersection judges are looking for that qualify great antique cars of Camden and from just antique cars. He also belongs to the Cottage Aves. in Vintage Chevrolet Car Club of America (VCCA), Lenola (the building which he had the privilege of helping with the is now gone). judges duties by judging at the 50th anniversary His father would of the VCCA in New Jersey in 2015. He especially bring home car parts likes judging antique race cars, including early for him to assemble and sprint and Indy cars. He finds himself fascinated disassemble, took him to junk by the early innovators, particularly Harry Miller, a big yards in search of parts favorite of his. He would someday like to judge at a meet he needed and would quiz Barry’s ‘55 Chevy: photo by B. Goldsmith where Miller’s cars are being exhibited. him on car identification Currently, Barry owns a teal 1995 5.0L during family vacations. He was given GT with a camel-colored convertible a workspace and enjoyed building, top (which he drives regularly and plans modifying and operating gas-powered to keep until it qualifies as an antique model airplanes and model race cars. car) and a 2015 silver 50th anniversary When he was older, he worked alongside Ford Mustang 5.0L GT coupe with a his father in the service station. six-speed manual transmission that he When Barry was ready for his first calls “The Beast”. He also owns a 2009 car, his father found him a 1955 Chevy Triumph motorcycle Street Triple (which 210 two-door sport coupe that Barry he rides at some of the races at New customized by removing the chrome Jersey Motorsport Park) and a 1971 (except the headlight trim rings, window Norton Commando Roadster that is trim and bumpers) and freshening up the undergoing a lengthy restoration. interior with custom color coordinated Barry and his wife enjoy traveling. seat covers. This car was given back to With family located in Europe and Barry’s father after Barry was married and California they have gotten to see a lot it passed through several hands before of interesting sights. Barry says one of ending up outside a service station at his favorite experiences was going to Main and Lippincott Aves. in Maple Shade see the 24-hour race in Le Mans, France (where Barry last saw it in 1971). He was Barry Goldsmith: photo by S. Soppe (a gift from his wife). He also enjoys later told that the former station owner had sports car and motorcycle endurance retired and the car was destined for the racing and goes to New Jersey Motorsport shredder, but Barry hopes this isn’t true. The Park in Millville as often as he can. goal of someday locating this car is one of the This past spring, Barry reasons Barry joined Ankokas (he hopes he will attained the status of run across someone who knows something AACA Master Judge about the car). at the Charlotte, NC Today, Barry lives in Medford with his wife, meet. Recently, he Linda. They have five children and seven was invited to judge at grandchildren, ranging in age from 7 to 22 years. the Radnor Hunt Club Barry retired after forty-nine years in various engineering Concours d’Elegance positions, spending thirty-eight years at Boeing Military on September 10th. Barry Rotorcraft in Ridley Park, PA. Since retiring, he spends a “The Beast”: photo by B. Goldsmith has been volunteering with this lot of time on the computer with the stock market, taking show for the last four years. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 5 The Car is The Star A series about cars from movies and television Hey, hey, it’s the by Diana Antinucci

Four crazy kids having fun, singing songs and driving around in the . And ... no one could have predicted the craziest GTO you’ll ever see. Everyone past their teens knows the sensation that was the Monkees. In 1967, their record sales exceeded Monkees and they celebrate their fiftieth anniversary on September that of and the Rolling Stones...combined. 12th. But not everyone knows the history of the Monkeemobile or the When the show ended, Jeffries had right of first refusal for buying controversy surrounding it. back the cars. The show offered to sell him the cars for $1,000 each. It all started in 1966, when a customizer named was Claiming he could build new ones for less, he refused to buy the cars. asked to design and build a car for a new television show called “The This is where the controversy begins. Monkees”. Jeffries was working with Model Products Corporation Car #1 went on tour with the Monkees, was somehow left in (MPC) and told the CEO, George Toteff, about the opportunity. Toteff Australia and mysteriously ended up in Puerto Rico. There, it was contacted a friend of his, Jim Wangers, who was with Pontiac’s painted pink and used as a courtesy car for a hotel. The hotel went promotion and advertising. Wangers, seeing a chance out of business and the car was to promote Pontiac to a younger crowd, seized by the Puerto Rican supplied Jeffries with two 389 4-barrel government to recover back 1966 GTO convertibles and MPC was taxes. It sold at auction in 1992 given the rights to make a model kit for $5,000 by a private buyer of the resulting car. that recognized what it was Two cars were built, one for and it was brought back use on the show and another to the US and restored. It for use in promoting the resides in North Jersey and show. Both cars have a makes occasional appearances, split two-piece windshield including the 1997 televised that is tilted forward, a Monkees reunion, the 2001 “Cars nonfunctional Model T-style & of Rock ‘N Roll” display convertible top, at the Petersen Automotive Museum, customized rear quarter the 2014 GM show at Carlisle and the panels, some wild tail current tour of two of the surviving band lights, Cibie rectangular members. Go to www.monkees.com for tour headlights, four bucket information and dates. seats, a third row bench The controversy lies with Car #2. This car was where the trunk should be, a bought by George Barris (of fame). Barris rear-mounted parachute and a GTO modified the car, giving it modern headlights, a emblem on the front grill. Jeffries and two photo by Espsko and used under creative Commons high-end audio-video system, a white cloth top helpers stretched the front of the car by Attribution 2.0 Generic license (replacing the original tan top) and made some 21 inches, but kept the grill. The back other modifications to “improve drivability”. In of the car was extended 18 inches and addition to owning Car #2, Barris had a replica given large fender flares. Although the front and rear are extended, built by one of Jeffries assistants who worked on the original cars, Dick the wheelbase remained the same. They were fitted with GMC 6-71 Dean, and this car can be distinguished from the originals by yellow superchargers and custom fender-exit exhausts, a solid mounted trim around the headlight bezels and tan seats (instead of the original rear axle and extra weight in the rear of the car. This was so the car’s white). Barris never worked on the original Monkeemobile, in any way. front could lift and the car could perform “wheelies”. The cars proved Whether by direct deception, or by simply not correcting an untrue almost undriveable and Jeffries took the blower out of Car #1 (used in assumption, the building of the Monkeemobile has been attributed to the show), replacing it with a dummy shell. him over the years. Barris took credit for several of Jeffries projects Before being transformed into the Monkeemobile, Car #2 (used for and this, understandably, never sat right with Jeffries. Barris ended up promotions), was used as Major Nelson’s GTO on “I Dream of Jeannie. selling Car #2 at Barret Jackson in 2008 for $396,000 (including the Car #1 took ten days to build. Car #2 took only four. In addition to the buyer’s fee). blowers, other differences between the cars include the size of the Another replica was built by an associate of Jeffries, using parts logo on the door and the style of the fan belt and blower lines. Mike taken off of Car #2 by George Barris. This car resides with a private Nesmith once said there had been plans for a Monkeemobile funnycar, collector in Florida. Yet another replica was made for the Monkees but this sadly never happened. 45th anniversary tour, the last tour to have , Jim Wangers had assured the brass at Pontiac that the and together. modifications to the cars would be tasteful. After seeing the cars, The Monkees provided the soundtrack for the lives of the “young Pontiac management, and particularly John DeLorean, were generation” in the sixties and provided a car that will be remembered unamused. But it was too late to back out now. Management’s for generations to come. I’m a believer this is a fitting addition to the estimation of the Monkeemobile was dead wrong. MPC sold seven Car is the Star garage. Now let’s hop on the next train to Clarksville million Monkeemobile kits. It was only outsold by the Dukes of Hazard and see if we can find our next car. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 6 The Men Behind the Cars Dean Jefferies Shelby took it to Ford, Ford liked it, but Shelby by Diana Antinucci only had the one car. Dean painted and repainted builder Dean Jeffries was born in the same car for Shelby to take it to shows, so it Osage, Iowa, but grew up in Compton, California looked like he had more cars. and Lynwood, California, where his father was a The first custom build that Dean is known for mechanic. Dean didn’t like the mechanical work is the Mantaray. His ex-father-in-law had two (it was too messy), but the neighbor next door old Grand Prix Maseratis in his backyard. Dean did body work and Dean hung out over there. asked if he could have one and built the Mantaray He served in the Army during the Korean War around the Maserati chassis. With this first custom and was stationed in Germany, where he saw build, he won the Oakland Roadster Show (which locals and fellow soldiers custom painting their included a free trip to Europe) and he got on the motorcycles. This led him into pinstriping and cover of Hot Rod magazine. when he returned from Germany, he began doing More importantly, the Mantaray caught the side jobs pinstriping while he worked as a grinder attention of Hollywood. The Mantaray was featured in a machine shop. in “Bikini Beach” with Frankie Avalon. For a while, Dean rented space in George The actor could hardly drive Barris’ shop and worked the car, though, so Dean alongside Kenneth doubled for him on Howard, better camera. Dean Jeffries known as Von went on to build the Dutch, a well- Black Beauty for known pinstriper. “The ”, It was around this the Monkeemobile time that Dean for “The Monkees”, Jeffries painted the the Landmaster from number “130” and “Little Bastard” Dean Jeffries’ Mantaray: drawing by D. Antinucci “Damnation Alley”, the on ’s Porsche 550 moon buggy from “Diamonds Spyder. Their love of cars had brought them are Forever” and the trolley together and they became friends. Less than a in “?” His credits as month after Dean Jeffries had done the work on a stuntman include such titles as “The Blues the car, James Dean crashed the Porsche and Brothers”, “Romancing the Stone”, “The Fugitive” died at the age of 24. and “Die Hard: With a Vengeance”. And he When the pinstriping started to do well, developed a specialty in overturning and rolling he opened his own custom pinstriping shop. at high speeds. He suffered multiple injuries as a Through a neighbor, Dean got into the world result, including breaking his back after performing of Indianapolis racing and did the striping and a jump with a five-ton truck. Upon landing, he lettering for Agajanian’s cars in 1953. Afterward, found he couldn’t move his legs to brake the truck Dean caught the eye of Mobil Oil and they hired that was going 100 mph. He moved his leg with his him to paint many of the Indy cars. One year in arm and placed it on the brake pedal and decided the 1960’s, he painted 21 of the 33 cars in the to retire. He worked on cars for Gary Cooper, race. Steve McQueen, Jay Leno, Jayne Mansfield, Tony About this time, Carroll Shelby brought his first Martin and Harry Belafonte. Cobra back from Europe. Unhappy with it, he Dean Jeffries died in his sleep on May 5, 2013 at had Dean do some body work and paint the car. the age of eighty. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 7 Calendar Ankokas events are in bold type, Regional or Local events are italicized and National events are in regular type. September 2016 October 2016 9-11 - 9AM-5PM: 20th Annual Radnor Hunt Concours. Contact 1 - 10AM-3PM: Rain date October 2- City of Burlington K-9 Michael G. Tillson 215-473-6400 or go to http://radnorconcours.org Unit Car Show & Fundraiser. Pearl Str. & the Promenade, 10 - 10AM-2PM: Rain date Sept. 11: Somerdale Community Festival Burlington. Dash plaques to first 50 registered; goodie bags to Car Show. Cooper Town Center, 711 Evesham Ave., Somerdale. first 120. Pre-registration $12, DOS $15. Contact Lisa Schiller 609-386-0200 ext. 114 or e-mail Lschiller @ burlingtonNJ.us. Hosted by the High Octane Region of AACA. Open to cars ‘91 and 5-8 - AACA Eastern Fall Meet. Hershey, PA. Hosted by older, pre-1945 cars get in free. Registration is $20 DOS. Contact Tom Hershey REgion. 856-524-2588. 9 - 8AM-7PM: Rain date October 30- 30th Anniversary 11 - 11AM-3PM: Apple of my Eye Festival. Johnson’s Corner Farm, Yesteryear Drags & Car Show. Atco Dragway, 1000 Jackson 133 Church Rd., Medford. Contact Marcia 609-654-8643. Rd., Atco. Pre-1975 only. Racing $40, show cars $20, 15 - 7:30PM: Monthly Ankokas meeting on the second floor of spectators $15, under 12 free. Contact Frank 267-393-5823 or the Haddonfield Municipal Building, 242 Kings Highway East, e-mail fdlp @ comcast.net. Haddonfield. 15 - 10AM: Rain date October 22: 17th Annual Glory Days Car 17 - 9AM-3PM: 30th Annual Ankokas Haddonfield Car Show. Show. Echelon Ford, White Horse Pike (Rte. 30), Stratford. Free KIngs Highway between Haddon Ave. and Washington Ave. in food & beverages. Free T-shirt to first 100 entries. No entry fee. Haddonfield, NJ. Contact Bob Petters president @ ankokas.com. Contact Tom 856-524-2588. 16 - 8AM: Chatsworth Cranberry Festival & Car Show. 18 - 11AM-4PM: Pinsetters Car & Bike Show. Registration at the Contact Donna Vella 732-255-1844 or e-mail dvella @ bowling alley, 7111 Maple Ave., Pennsauken. Contact show chairman thisisitproductions.com. 856-438-0833. 20 - 7:30PM: Monthly Ankokas meeting on the second 24 - 10AM-3PM: Rain or shine; Hometown Celebration & 10th Annual floor of the Haddonfield Municipal Building, 242 Kings Classic Car Show. Lake Lenape Park, 753 Park Rd., Mays Landing. Highway East, Haddonfield. Live bands, bounce castle, 4-H model railroading club display, magic 20-22 - AACA Central Fall Meet. Galveston, TX. Hosted by show, train rides, petting zoo, water slide, pony rides and kids’ ferris Gulf Coast Region. www.aaca.org wheel! Register online www.mayslandingmerchants.com or contact 22 - 3-7PM: Rain date October 23: Delaware Valley Road Arlene Blosch 809-625-1800. Runners Halloween Show. Falls Township Community Park, 25 - 9AM-2PM: Holy Cross Car Show. 5035 Route 130 South, Delran. 9125 Millcreek Rd., Levittown, PA. Dash plaques to first 100 Over 50 trophies to be awarded. Food, music and vendors. Hosted by registered, trophies for best Halloween themes and costumes. DOS $15. Contact Len 215-510-6629 or Joe 215-356-6449. the Delaware Valley Old Goat Club. See www.ankokas.com/calendar.cfm for more listings. Letter From The Editors Diana: Can you believe summer is almost over? It times it had to get towed to the shop for more repairs. seems like it just started only a few months ago. Diana: But it did win a trophy at the Silver Diner on the Steve: I had a good time this summer. I got to judge a Fourth of July and Kiwanis Choice Sponsors Award in Grand National show in Williamsport, a regional show in Woodbury. New Bern NC, and attend a bunch of good shows in our Steve: Yea, they were about the only times it didn’t die area. on the road. Diana: And lets not forget our club trip to the Atlantic Diana: You still got to do other shows with the ‘70 City Boardwalk Hall Pipe Organ, our day with the seniors Challenger. That was a lot of fun. at the Pennsauken Senior Center, and the Friday nights Steve: Now with fall coming soon, we have the at Johnson’s farm with our Ankokas friends. Haddonfield show on September 17, the Masonic tour Steve: And don’t forget about having to tow the is rescheduled for October, some good fall Packard home when we got stuck on shows like the Cranberry Festival, then Atsion Rd. around the corner Halloween, Thanksgiving, our Christmas from the house. Or when it party, New Years Eve, and before you know failed on route 287 and it, we are all gathering at the AACA annual had to be towed meeting in Philly in February. home. And Wow, time flies when you’re the two having car club fun. Jade, official editorial supervisor. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 8

Story of the Jack O’ Lantern article and photo by Diana Antinucci the bark of the tree and wouldn’t let the Devil down A man named Stingy Jack was having a drink in until he promised not to bother Jack for a further a pub and no one would join him. So, he invited the ten years. The Devil made the promise. Not long Devil to have a drink with him. The Devil, seeing an after, Jack died and was denied entry into Heaven. opportunity for another soul, obliged. At At the gates of Hell, the Devil himself the end of the night, Jack didn’t want greeted Jack, but, true to his word (and to pay for the drinks and convinced perturbed at being tricked, not once, the Devil to turn himself into a coin but twice), would not claim his soul to pay for the drinks. The Devil and denied Jack entry. When Jack did this and Jack promptly slid proclaimed that it was too dark to the coin into his pocket, next to find his way back out, the Devil a silver cross, trapping the Devil tossed him a hot coal to light his in his pocket. Before Jack would way. Unable to carry the hot coal release him, Jack made the Devil in his hand, Jack hollowed out a promise not to bother him for an turnip, placed the hot coal inside entire year and, when Jack died, and wandered the world for eternity. that the Devil would not claim his When the Irish immigrants familiar soul. The Devil made the deal and Jack with this story came to the new world, released him. A year later, Jack encountered they used pumpkins instead of turnips for their the Devil again and this time convinced him to climb Jack O’ Lanterns and a Halloween staple was born. a tree to pick a piece of fruit. Jack carved a cross in SMOKE SIGNALS Page 9

September October Sept. 13, 1814: Originally titled “The Defense of Fort McHenry”, October 12, 1810: Originally a celebration of a royal Bavarian Francis Scott Key writes The Star-Spangled Banner while wedding on this date, the celebration was repeated in subsequent witnessing the British shelling of the fort. It was put to the music years and has become Oktoberfest. of a popular English drinking song and was adopted as the US Oct. 6, 1866: The Reno gang managed the first robbery of a moving national anthem in 1931. train, stealing $10,000. Sept. 7, 1896: First US car race won by an electric car at October 1, 1890: Congress designated 1,500 square miles of land Narragansett Trotting Park in Rhode Island, showcasing the to become Yosemite National Park. newest electric, steam and gas-powered vehicles. Oct. 27, 1904: The New York City subway opens, covering nine Sept. 10, 1897: A cab driver in London is the first person arrested miles past 28 stations. for drunk driving after crashing his cab into a building. October 1, 1908: Ford unveils the Model T, producing 15 million Sept. 6, 1915: The first tank produced, called “Little Willie”, Model T’s between 1908 and 1927, a production run only surpassed weighed 14 tons, mired itself in trenches, could only go 2mph by the in 1972. over rough terrain and over-heated. Oct. 5, 1919: Enzo Ferrari debuts as driver in a hill climb in Parma, Sept. 12, 1940: Four teenagers follow their dog into a cavern and Italy. Ferrari would only win 13 of the 47 races he entered. discover the now famous Lascaux cave paintings near Montignac, Oct. 13, 1950: Jimmy Stewart stars in Harvey, earning Stewart his France. The artwork is made up of 600 drawn or painted animals fourth Best Actor Oscar nomination. and symbols and almost 1,500 engravings. Oct. 16, 1958: Chevy introduces the El Camino to compete with the Sept. 28, 1941: Ted Williams is the last player to hit .400. With a Ford Ranchero. batting average of .406 at the end Oct. 7, 1960: The TV series “Route 66” of the double-header against the premieres, following two men roaming the Philadelphia Athletics that day, he country in a Corvette, the show ran for became the first player since 1930 Years Past: 116 episodes and was taped in twenty- to hit .400. No one has had a .400 five states. batting average since. October 1, 1962: Johnny Carson debuts Sept. 23, 1944: FDR dog scandal. as Tonight Show host, taking the reins Accused by Republicans of sending Sept. & Oct. from Jack Paar. Carson’s last show was a Navy destroyer, at taxpayer’s taped on May 22, 1992. expense, to pick up his dog, Fala, Oct. 31, 1963: Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatlemania at Heathrow who he accidentally left behind in the Aleutian Islands, Roosevelt Airport while headed home. Sullivan returned to the US and began said he objected to attacks against his beloved pet. Fala, a black negotiations to get them on his show. Scottish terrier, was a constant companion of the president and Oct. 27, 1970: Jesus Christ Superstar is first released as a double- accompanies him even in death, buried beside him in the family album concept; the musical wouldn’t see a stage production until plot in Hyde Park. 1971. Sept. 30, 1954: The world’s first nuclear sub, USS Nautilus, is Oct. 17, 1974: The movie Benji debuts, starring “Dog” (real name commissioned. It was 319 feet long, and could remain submerged Higgins) from Petticoat Junction. The movie was an instant hit. indefinitely. Oct. 11, 1975: Saturday Night Live debuts starring Chevy Chase, Sept. 30, 1955: Twenty-four year old actor James Dean was killed John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner , Jane Curtain and Garret driving his Porsche when he struck a Ford Tudor Sedan. East of Morris. The show launched the careers of many actors over the Eden had just been released, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant decades. were released shortly after. Oct. 19, 1982: Carmaker John DeLorean was arrested, and later Sept. 4, 1957: The Edsel arrives in 1300 dealer showrooms. acquitted, on charges of selling $24 million worth of cocaine. Offered in four models: the Pacer, Ranger, Citation, and Corsair. Over-designed and over-hyped, only 64,000 cars were sold in its first year and Edsel lost $250 million ($2.5 billion today). Sept. 15, 1965: Lost in Space debuts. This Irwin Allen TV show ran for three seasons, the first season in black and white and the last two in color. It was nominated for two Emmy awards and a Saturn Award, but did not win. In 2008, TVLand did award Lost in Space with “Awesomest Robot”. Sept. 8, 1966: The first episode of Star Trek (“The Man Trap”) aired to a warm reception, but ratings quickly dwindled. Thanks to letter-writing campaigns by fans, the show stayed on the air for three seasons before being cancelled. It went on to spawn movies and other TV series and become a part of pop culture the world over. Sept. 24, 1966: Written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, the Monkees first hit “Last Train to Clarksville” unexpectedly hit the Billboard Top 40. Sept. 17, 1976: NASA unveiled the Space shuttle “Enterprise” in Palmdale, CA with the crew of Star Trek’s Enterprise in attendance. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 10 September Oct. 30, 1938: “War of the Worlds” is broadcast. Twenty-three- Sept. 21, 1866: The science fiction writer H. G. Wells was year-old Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater company born in Bromley, England. He brought us such masterpieces perform a radio broadcast of H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds. as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine and The War of the Unfortunately, some listeners didn’t catch the disclaimer that Worlds. the broadcast was fiction and mayhem ensued. The FCC Sept. 18, 1922: Haxan debuts. The most expensive found that no law had been violated and Welles promised to Scandinavian film to date, Haxan was made as a documentary be more careful in the future. about witchcraft, but some of its dramatized scenes qualify it Oct. 5, 1952: Clive Barker is born. Born in Liverpool, Clive as horror. Barker wrote The Damnation Game, Weaveworld and The Sept. 2, 1923: The Hunchback of Notre Dame opens. Starring Great and Secret Show (among others) and gave us the films Lon Chaney, Sr., it grossed an astounding $3 million and Hellraiser (based on his novella The Hellbound Heart) and remains popular today. Candyman. Sept. 12, 1958: The Blob is released in theaters. Filmed October 2, 1959: The Twilight Zone debuts. Created by Rod around Valley Forge, PA and starring Steve McQueen, the Serling, the show aired for five seasons and the list of actors movie only cost $110,000 and earned $4 million. At The appearing on the show reads like a Hollywood Who’s Who. Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, PA there is an annual The Twilight Zone was nominated for four Emmys, winning reenactment of the crowd fleeing the theater. two. Sept. 8, 1960: Psycho, starring Anthony Perkins opens in Oct. 9, 1964: Guillermo del Toro is born. The Mexican theaters. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it is widely regarded as filmmaker has brought us The Devil’s Backbone, Pan’s one of the greatest horror films of all time. Labyrinth and The Orphanage. He has won almost thirty Sept. 18, 1963: The Haunting is released in theaters. Based awards for his films and has been nominated for many more. on the 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill October 1, 1968: Night of the Living Dead debuts in theaters. House by Shirley Jackson, the movie Directed by George Romero and costing was nominated for a Golden Globe only $114,000, it earned $18 million Award for Best Director and Steven internationally and launched Romero’s Spielberg called it “the scariest film film career. The Library of Congress ever made.” has added it to the National Film Sept. 6, 1967: Torture Garden is Registry. released in the US. Starring Oct. 18, 1974: It’s Alive gets Peter Cushing, Burgess a limited release in theaters. Meredith and a young Jack The film had some difficulty Palance, this is a collection at studio level, opening for a of short stories put out by single night in May 1974 and Hammer Film Productions’ UK getting a limited release on competitor, Amicus. Oct. 18, 1974. In 1977, the Sept. 18, 1973: Jimmy Carter files a UFO report. Witnessed movie was given a new ad campaign and re-released, earning by ten to twelve other people, Carter filed this report about a respectable $7.1 million. an incident he witnessed in 1969. During his presidential Oct. 17, 1975: Salem’s Lot is published. Stephen King’s campaign, he promised the release of all government second published novel, it was nominated for the World information about UFOs. After he was elected, he backed Fantasy Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for the down from this promise, citing national security. All-Time Best Fantasy Novel. It has been adapted for two TV Sept. 29, 1980: Firestarter is published. Written by Stephen movies and a radio drama. King, the book was nominated for several awards and was Oct. 25, 1978: Halloween opens in theaters. Directed by John adapted for film in 1984. Carpenter, the film has become legendary and opened the Sept. 10, 1993: X-files first airs. A cult hit TV series, The X-files floodgates for slasher films and launched the career of Jamie was on the air for nine seasons and gained legions of devoted Lee Curtis. fans. It earned 62 Emmy nominations and won 16. It was Oct. 15, 1981: The Evil Dead premieres. Made on a shoestring nominated for 12 Golden Globes and won 5. budget, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell, the movie went on to spawn three more films, a current TV October series, comic books and a merchandise bonanza. Oct. 20, 1882: Bela Lugosi is born. The Hungarian-born actor Oct. 14, 1988: Pumpkinhead gets a limited theatrical release. will be forever known for his role as Dracula, but starred in The first movie directed by effects legend Stan Winston, it’s a countless (pun intended) other films, including White Zombie, revenge story gone horribly wrong. Island of Lost Souls, The Black Cat and Son of Frankenstein. October 15, 2004: Hearses are exempted from the childs’ Oct. 29, 1920: The Golem: How He Came Into The World is car-seat law. In 1999, the National Highway Traffic Safety released. This is a German expressionist film about a huge clay Administration required all car makers to install car-seat figure brought to life that rampages out of its maker’s control. anchors in all cars. On October 15, 2004, they finally agreed October 20, 1932: The Old Dark House is released. Starring that any hearse with no back seat was exempt from this rule. Boris Karloff and co-starring Charles Laughton, this is an early horror-comedy. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 11 Horror Movie Puzzle Match the movie tagline to the movie. 1. There’s only one thing wrong with the Davis A. The Fly baby...it’s alive. B. Poltergeist II: The Other Side 2. When there’s no more room in Hell, the dead will C. Hellraiser walk the earth. D. Pet Semetary 3. The night HE came home. E. Re-Animator 4. In space, no one can hear you scream. F. It’s Alive 5. If this one doesn’t scare you, you’re already G. The Last House on the Left dead! H. Dawn of the Dead (1978) 6. They’re here. I. The Thing (1982) 7. Be afraid. Be very afraid. J. Alien 8. He’ll tear your soul apart. K. House 9. They’re back. L. Halloween (1978) 10. Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. M. Session 9 Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire. N. Phantasm 11. Sometimes dead is better. O. The Lost Boys 12. Herbert West has a good head on his P. Poltergeist shoulders...and another one on his desk. 13. To avoid fainting, keep repeating: “It’s only a movie...It’s only a movie...” 14. Man is the warmest place to hide. 15. Ding dong. You’re dead. 16. Fear is a place.

photo by D. Antinucci Pumpkin Carving Tips

1. Get a pumpkin that still has its stem. A pumpkin that cutting tools. There is no wrong tool as long as it does is missing its stem has probably been mishandled. what you need it to do and you are using the tool in a The stem is the lifeline of the pumpkin, what’s left of safe manner. its vine. Do not pick up your pumpkin by the stem. It 6. Cut a hole in the back of the pumpkin to hollow it out may look sturdy and it’s tempting, but support your and place your light. Cutting around the stem severs the pumpkin from the bottom. lifeline of the pumpkin and cutting out the bottom lets 2. Have a design plan before you even look for a the moisture of the pumpkin ooze out. A hole in the back pumpkin. Your choice of design will dictate whether can also be carved as a separate design that will shine you want a tall pumpkin or a fat pumpkin or some onto the wall behind the pumpkin. other shape. 7. Scrape the inside of the pumpkin very, very well. If you 3. Don’t carve your pumpkin too soon. Sketch your don’t, the pumpkin will mold. Also, scraping down the design onto the pumpkin first or use a template. If inside of the wall you’re going to carve makes carving you want the pumpkin around for a special occasion easier. Be sure not to make it too thin either. or for Halloween itself, put off carving the pumpkin 8. Instead of the traditional candle, try an LED candle light, until a day or two before the occasion. a battery-operated strobe light or battery-operated 4. Lightly misting the pumpkin with a spray bottle will colored “Christmas” lights. keep the pumpkin hydrated while you’re carving it. 9. Use colored tissue paper behind the face of your Elaborate designs could take hours and the pumpkin pumpkin (inside the carved surface) to add some color. will dry out while you’re still carving. 10. Consider shaving the face of the pumpkin, more like 5. In addition to traditional carving tools, you can try wood carving, rather than cutting through the skin. A clay sculpting tools, wood carving tools or linoleum combination of both methods will add visual interest. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 12 Scary Movies for October

Some of these films may not be suitable for younger viewers or those who are easily frightened or “squeamish”. The list is organized by rating and then by year of release.

1. Cat People (1942) (G) (USA) A newly-married woman 15. The Changeling (1980) (R) (USA) After the death of his fears she will turn into a large cat. family, a composer moves into a haunted house. 2. The Innocents (1961) (G) (USA) A young woman hired 16. The Fog (1980) (R) (USA) A town is beseiged by ghosts to care for two young children is convinced her new home is with a score to settle. haunted. 17. An American Werewolf in London (1981) (R) (UK) In 3. The Haunting (1963) (G) (USA) A paranormal this horror-comedy, two young men take a trip to Britain and researcher invites two young women to spend time in a are attacked by a werewolf. haunted house. Avoid the 1999 remake. 18. The Howling (1981) (R) (USA) After an encounter with a 4. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) (PG) (USA) serial killer, a reporter takes a vacation at a remote retreat... full The population of Earth is being replaced by alien clones. of werewolves. This is a remake of a 1956 film. 19. The Thing (1982) (R) (USA) Based on a story written by 5. Jaws (1975) (PG) (USA) At its most basic, this is a story John Campbell, the was made into a film titled The Thing From of a man-eating shark. But, it’s much, much more than that. Another World in 1951. There was a prequel to the 1982 movie Skip the sequels. produced in 2011, also titled The Thing. The alien in the film 6. Frankenstein (1931) (unrated) (USA), Bride of can assume the appearance of anyone, lending a deep sense Frankenstein (1935) (unrated) (USA) and Young of paranoia to the film. Frankenstein (1974) (PG) (USA) (triple feature). In 20. Flatliners (1990) (R) (USA) Medical students attempt to Frankenstein, a scientist creates a man from the parts of cheat death and find there are consequences. other dead men. In Bride of Frankenstein, the creature 21. Stir of Echoes (1999) (R) (USA) A man has his mind demands the scientist create him a companion. Young opened to spirits and begins to see a ghost in his house. Frankenstein is a Mel Brooks comedy based on these two 22. The Devil’s Backbone (2001) (R) (Spain) An orphaned movies (and Son of Frankenstein). boy discovers his orphanage is haunted. (English subtitles.) 7. Ghostbusters (1984) (PG) (USA) Unemployed 23. Dog Soldiers (2002) (R) (UK) Surrounded by werewolves, parapsychology researchers invent a way to capture spirits. a military unit struggles to survive. While this is really a comedy with touches of mild horror, it 24. 28 Days Later (2002) (R) (UK) A virus enters the qualifies here as a Halloween movie. population, causing uncontrollable, homocidal rage in the 8. Night of the Living Dead (1968) (Unrated) (USA) The infected. (Note: 28 Days is a film about addiction with Sandra first “modern” zombie film, the antagonists in the story are Bullock. This is a much different film.) never referred to as “zombies”. 25. Shaun of the Dead (2004) (R) (UK) This is a horror- 9. Storm of the Century (1999) (PG-13) (USA) A TV comedy about a zombie apocalypse. If you want to have some mini-series from Stephen King, an island off the coast of real fun, follow it up with the rest of the “trilogy”, Hot Fuzz Maine is hit by a massive winter storm just as a stranger (2007) and The World’s End (2013). arrives. 26. REC (2007) and REC2 (2009) (double feature) (R) (Spain) 10. The Others (2001) (PG-13) (USA) A woman living alone It looks like a zombie film, but telling you what it is would ruin with her children suspects her home is haunted. the film. Pay special attention to what’s said about the dog and 11. Late Phases (2014) (Unrated) (USA) A blind man what’s said by the priest in the recording. (English subtitles.) moves into a retirement community only to find his 27. Dead Set (2008) (R) (UK) A British mini-series about neighbors are werewolves. The movie was not rated in the people in the Big Brother house during a zombie outbreak. US, but other countries rated it for 15 or 16 year olds. 28. Splinter (2008) (R) (USA) An alien life form begins 12. The Babadook (2014) (Unrated) (Australia) A singke mutating those with which it comes into contact. mother tries to deal with her little boy when he’s convinced 29. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010) (R) (Canada) College there’s a monster in the house. The movie was not rated in kids meet up with some hillbillies, but who’s really the evil the US, but other countries rated it for 15 or 16 year olds. ones? 13. Psycho (1960) (R) (USA) Norman does what “Mother” 30. Let Me In (2010) (R) (USA) This is a remake of a Swedish says, but there’s something very wrong with “Mother”. film titled Let The Right One In. A boy meets a young female 14. Alien (1979) (R) (USA) Sometimes described as a vampire and the two become friends. haunted house film in space, this film about an alien 31. Wer (2013) (R) (USA) A suspected murderer may be more invasion of a spacecraft spawned several sequels. than he appears.

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